Bonus:Receive a free $10 Maggiano’s gift card for each day of training!

Continental Breakfast, Mid-Morning Refreshments, Family Style Lunch and Afternoon Break Snacks will be provided.Please note any dietary restrictions or special requests in the registration e-mail.

Please RSVP by 12:00 noon on Thursday, April 3, 2014 with the Programs Committee using the "Register Me" link below.

Step 1 (RSVP): Use the "Register Me" link below to make your reservation.Please Include Name, Member Number, Company and Contact Information in the email.If RSVPing for multiple staff members, please include all of the attendee names.

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This class is for individuals who need training related to auditor in-charge (AIC) skills.Audit topics and behavioral topics are presented in the class.The class topics include risk, internal audit overview, business analysis, risk assessment, and assertiveness.What you will gain for this seminar:

Gain an understanding of risk and audit’s role in risk assessment

Identify the key components and related deliverables of each phase in the audit process

Gain an understanding of the purpose of business analysis

Learn how to define and identify business processes

Learn how to define audit scope

Gain an understanding of the purpose of risk assessment

Practice identifying and assessing risks and controls

Practice key assertiveness techniques in dealing with conflict and criticism

Who should attend:

Auditors and compliance specialists who desire additional skills related to leading an audit project

Writing to Achieve Results Training Description:

This class is for all individuals who desire to improve their business writing skills.The class topics include the building blocks of writing to achieve results, determining audience and purpose, mindmapping, transparent structure, cutting the clutter, making sentences make sense, active/passive voice, evaluating writing examples, agreement with antecedents, subject/verb agreement, parallel construction, editing, proofreading, and email.

Discover the building blocks of writing to achieve results

Use the building blocks to evaluate all forms of writing

Practice using the mindmapping tool for organizing your thoughts

Practice using transparent structure

Practice cutting the clutter and editing run-on sentences

Learn the difference between writing in active vs. passive voice

Learn basic grammar rules

Learn the basic components of editing and proofreading

Learn how to avoid the mistakes of using email

Who should attend:

Anyone who desires to improve their business writing skills

Speaker:

Bill Woodington, Woodington Training Solutions, spent 18 years managing the Learning & Development (L&D) function for Wells Fargo Audit & Security, and is based in Minneapolis.He is a CPA and CIA with a bachelor’s degree in Accounting and a master’s degree in Finance.He is also a member of the Institute of Internal Auditors (IIA) and American Society for Training & Development (ASTD).He spent four years as an Audit Specialist supervising audit projects prior to moving into the L&D position.Prior to that, he worked for First Bank System and Deloitte and Touche.